karma charger
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Hey guys, I've been trying to play the unoptimized and outdated montrosity that is ArmA 3 with my Phenom II 955 BE, and let me tell you, it is not fun at all. 20 fps is hard to cope with. Eventually I will upgrade to a high end i5 for sure, but until then I would like to push my Phenom to it's limit. Basically rush it's death. Gotta give it a running start when it jumps off the edge.
So overclocking. Never done it before, have no experience in it, and dread doing it. First off, I hear from everyone that AMD Overdrive is to be avoided 100%. Is it really that bad? I'm not really looking to max out my processor as it is almost 3 years old now. I just want to get it to a stable 3.8 if possible.
Other than that, how do I even go about overclocking in the bios? I understand how to do it, but does it really take all that time? going up one multiplier at a time?? Test for 4 hours??? Repeat???? Sounds like more work than what it's worth. I don't mind bumping up the voltage a little bit, but I feel like I want it to stay at or below 1.425. If possible, it may be nice to not even raise the voltage.
I've tried looking up guides, but most of them are really vague and from 2009 so I don't trust them. Any help would be appreciated
here are my specs:
Phenom II x4 955 BE
MSI 870-G54
8gb 1333mhz
600w PSU
r9 280 3GB
Let me know if you need more info. And please don't h8 on me for being a newb
So overclocking. Never done it before, have no experience in it, and dread doing it. First off, I hear from everyone that AMD Overdrive is to be avoided 100%. Is it really that bad? I'm not really looking to max out my processor as it is almost 3 years old now. I just want to get it to a stable 3.8 if possible.
Other than that, how do I even go about overclocking in the bios? I understand how to do it, but does it really take all that time? going up one multiplier at a time?? Test for 4 hours??? Repeat???? Sounds like more work than what it's worth. I don't mind bumping up the voltage a little bit, but I feel like I want it to stay at or below 1.425. If possible, it may be nice to not even raise the voltage.
I've tried looking up guides, but most of them are really vague and from 2009 so I don't trust them. Any help would be appreciated
here are my specs:
Phenom II x4 955 BE
MSI 870-G54
8gb 1333mhz
600w PSU
r9 280 3GB
Let me know if you need more info. And please don't h8 on me for being a newb